Chapter 2263
For most of the guests who rarely have the opportunity to see military training scenes, the ability of these soldiers to fly over ditches and chasms on the school grounds and quickly cross various obstacles is indeed an eye-opener for them.
Every time the soldiers on the field pass an obstacle, there will be a cry of exclamation in the stands. Whether it is a wooden wall more than one foot high or a barbed wire as low as around the knees, these military masters can perform actions that ordinary people cannot complete. After a quick pass, even people with little military knowledge can understand the important role such flexible and powerful movements will play in life-and-death fights on the battlefield.
Zhang Jinbao watched it with great enthusiasm, thinking that it was a pity that such a powerful competition has not been open to the public for the past few years. Even if you have to buy high-priced tickets to watch it, there will definitely be many people like you who are willing to pay to see it.
But what made him feel a little regretful was that the Haihan Army only served as the host and arbitrator in this competition, but did not send personnel to directly participate in the competitions of these events, so he could not take this opportunity to see the strength of the Haihan Army.
Zhang Jinbao was not the only one who had similar thoughts. Su Keyi, for example, wanted to immediately suggest that the officials let the Haihan Army send a few people to participate in the competition in order to understand the real gap between the Haihan Army and these students.
Probably only the soldiers from various countries participating in the school field would be grateful for the absence of the Haihan Army. They are very aware of the strength gap between themselves and the instructors at the base. Such competitions on the same field can be avoided, otherwise it will be really serious. A blow to your self-confidence.
Dong Shangyi and Li Hai, who were the last to appear, had no distracting thoughts in their minds at this time and were fully focused on the obstacles ahead. They must compete for first place in order to win honor for their own camp. For them, this school field is the battlefield at this moment.
The last obstacle is a log. This log is less than half a foot in diameter but about five feet long. It is fixed on several wooden stakes about one foot high on the ground. The contestants must climb over this single-plank bridge. Pass quickly to qualify.
Although it seems simple, if a contestant slips off the bridge midway, he or she must return to the bridge and cross again. For an obstacle course that requires a race against time, one mistake will most likely result in the loss of the entire race. Among the groups of people competing in the previous competition, some people lowered the bridge deck at the last step, resulting in falling short before the finish line.
The correct way to pass is of course to slow down, maintain balance, and strive to pass the level in one go. But both of them were intermediate experts, and they knew very well that slowing down here was equivalent to giving their opponents a chance to surpass them. Therefore, they showed no signs of slowing down in front of the single-plank bridge, and they both stepped onto the bridge in one stride.
It is not easy to maintain precise footholds and body balance while running at high speed, but these two people galloped effortlessly on the slender single-plank bridge. Looking from the stands, there was no sign that they were slowing down as they crossed the bridge.
Andao Shi, who was watching the battle on the side of the track, sighed secretly when he saw this scene. Only then did he realize that Dong Shangyi and Li Hai had reservations in their daily training and would slow down when passing the single-plank bridge obstacle. Now they only won in the big competition. Showed his true ability to keep the bottom of the box.
Although both of them tried their best, the competition is a competition, and there will be a winner and a loser in the end. In the end, it was Dong Shangyi who crossed the finish line first with a three-foot lead. And based on the performance of these two people, there is no need to look at the timing results. They are obviously much faster than the previous groups.
"Awesome, really awesome! I am convinced that I lost!"
Before the results were announced, Zheng Zha took the initiative to applaud and admit defeat: "It's really enviable that Mr. Xu has such talented people in the formation!"
Li Nai, who also participated in the bet, also praised: "It seems that Mr. Xu has shown himself confident before. He is indeed confident. I am willing to admit defeat!"
"This competition was actually evenly matched. Both of them performed extremely well. It was a fluke that we won." After winning this event, Xu Yuxing's tone became more humble.
The second competition is bomb throwing. This competition is divided into two assessment directions, one is distance, and the other is accuracy.
Grenades are also a relatively new weapon for the Haihan Army. Due to cost and production capacity reasons, only a few elite troops are currently equipped with this range-attack weapon. Grenades are listed as a training item in the military. It's only in the last year or two. In fact, grenades are not included in the list of weapons and equipment allowed for export and sale.
Therefore, even if foreign military students master the skill of throwing grenades, they will basically not have the opportunity to use this skill for a long time in the future, which is equivalent to learning a dragon-slaying skill. The reason why this dragon-slaying technique is taught to foreign military students is because the military believes that this training can effectively remind foreign military students of the huge gap in weapons and equipment with the Haihan Army, so as to play a certain role. deterrent effect.
Naturally, these students have seen the power of grenades during their training, but the guests watching the competition may not understand the significance of this project. Therefore, in order to illustrate this point, the Haihan Army specially set up a small one at the other end of the school field. A temporary shooting range to demonstrate the power of grenades.
The demonstration method was also very simple and crude. An area of ten feet was circled, and then freshly slaughtered fat pigs were hung on racks at different distances to serve as attack targets. The grenadier throws the grenade into this area from behind a distant bunker, and after exploding it can observe the killing effect at different distances.
"Originally, we planned to hold this demonstration at the equipment display event after the competition, but considering the viewing effect of this competition, we finally decided to demonstrate it in advance." Yan Chujie explained concisely and concisely to the distinguished guests sitting next to him. The purpose of arranging weapon performance demonstrations.
So the guests saw the whole process of three grenades from being thrown to exploding. However, their stands were far away from the demonstration area. Although the explosion was not small, most of the guests who could not hear Yan Chujie's explanation did not understand it immediately. The significance of the item demonstration.
Of course, the purpose of Haihan's military arrangement for this project is mainly to deter foreign troops. It doesn't matter whether the people can understand it immediately, as long as the adults present understand what kind of advanced weapons Haihan has in hand.
The fat pigs were taken off the rack and transported to the stands on a cart. Yan Chujie took the initiative to stand up and invited the VIPs around him to come closer to see the killing effect. Even a layman like Su Keyi couldn't help but be moved when he saw the shrapnel deeply embedded in the fat pig's body, and the closer to the center of the explosion, the denser the shrapnel hit. According to the instructions given by Haihan, this weapon called a grenade can produce dozens of iron shrapnel after explosion, causing damage within a range of three feet. Even if you are wearing iron armor, if the distance is too close, you will still be hit by high-speed shrapnel. Penetrating, its killing effect is almost the same as that of musket projectiles.
It is conceivable that when the two armies are confronting each other, if such weapons are thrown into the formation one after another by the opponent, the killing effect will probably not be inferior to that of artillery fire. And this grenade is only the size of a fist and weighs about half a kilogram, so it can be carried with you. It is much more convenient than heavy artillery. Although the range is far inferior to that of artillery, when the combat distance is closer or the terrain is more complex, the flexibility of use of this weapon will be better than that of artillery, and its power is greater than that of rifle. It is indeed a weapon that people have to be afraid of. .
"The grenade used in the demonstration just now is just a less powerful version, and the grenade we equipped to the Haihan Army will be slightly heavier and have greater lethality and range. We have already It has been used many times on the Liaodong battlefield and is quite satisfied with the practicality and reliability of this weapon.”
Yan Chujie paused and then said: "But precisely because this weapon is very dangerous, we will not use live ammunition in today's grenade throwing competition to avoid accidents."
The reason given by Yan Chujie is just a prevarication. In fact, these foreign military students have never received live grenade training. This is not only a problem of training risks, but also a way to keep technical secrets, such as pulling weapons. The explosion time after the firing pin is dropped is critical for the grenadier to estimate the flight time and select the projectile parabola.
In fact, grenades are not a new invention in the world of this era. The "Zhentian Lei" of the Northern Song Dynasty has an outer shell made of pig iron and contains black powder. It is detonated with a fuse and then uses fragments to kill the enemy. It can be regarded as the originator of grenades. In the late Ming Dynasty, there was also a type of fort used to defend the city
Explosive weapons are called "Ten Thousand Enemies", but this thing weighs dozens of kilograms, and it is obviously impossible to throw it by human power, so it can only be used at the top of the city.
Hand grenades loaded with black powder also appeared in Europe in the 15th century. By the middle of the 17th century, field grenades appeared, and there were grenadiers who specialized in using this special weapon. If we look at it from a time perspective, the process in the West may be only about ten years slower than that of Haihan.
Of course, similar weapons, whether local or Western, are incomparable with the grenades equipped by Haihan Army in terms of design principles and combat performance. After all, military technology is several centuries behind, and Haihan's arsenal cannot produce them even now. The M68 grenade was at least several generations ahead of its contemporaries, and it was enough to make the big shots present envious.
Yan Chujie also specifically explained that the models of grenades equipped by the Haihan Army are different from the grenades used in the display. This is to let those present understand that he wants to use the grenade throwing techniques learned by foreign military cadets to estimate the effectiveness of the Haihan Army in actual combat. The tactics used were unworkable.
In fact, several military observers stationed in Jinzhou, Liaodong, knew more or less about Haihan equipping the army with grenades. It was only today that they saw the power of this weapon with their own eyes.
Everyone's first thought after checking the killing effect is almost the same - can Haihan's new weapon be bought with money?
"This kind of weapon is still in the trial production and trial stage, and there are still great risks and uncertainties, so our country has no plans to export it for the time being." Yan Chujie immediately poured cold water on everyone, but after he slapped him, he immediately He gave me a piece of candy: "But our country is willing to teach grenade tactics to students from various countries first, and when the time is right, we will open the sale of this new weapon to all countries. At that time, our respective armies will be equipped and trained to use this new weapon." Weapons will also be smoother.”
Yan Chujie did not mention when the "time is right". This time may be one or two years, or it may be ten or eight years. In short, we must first whet the appetite of various countries.
After everyone returned to their seats with unsatisfied expectations, Yan Chujie signaled for the competition to begin.
In the competition, the players used training mines of similar weight but without gunpowder. Each player had six throwing opportunities. The distance was measured for the first three times, and the farthest one was taken as the score. The accuracy of the throwing was measured for the last three times. The goal was For a sandbag target on the ground ten feet away, the score is the one closest to the target. The two result rankings are averaged, and the one with the highest score wins.
This event is not as confrontational as the previous obstacle race, but in the same competition, it is clear who is strong and who is weak. The landing point of the training mine wrapped in white ash on the ground is very clear, and you can see who can throw farther and more accurately at a glance.
Although Zhang Jinbao didn't quite know what a bunch of big shots were studying around a few dead pigs earlier, he quickly returned his attention to the current game.
What surprised everyone was that the two teams that performed well in the first event were not as good as before in the bomb throwing event. Although the players they played performed well, they were no longer able to take the top spot in this event.
In the first three rounds of the long throw competition, Xu Jiajun and Annan Jun ranked third and fourth respectively. The second place was occupied by a player from the Golden Shield with a score of 27 feet and three feet, while the first place was taken by the little-known Fushan A player named Ma from the team won it with a distance of 33.7 feet, causing many people present to start asking who this Fukuyama team is.
Not to mention the ordinary people, even the group of people sitting with the senior officials of Haihan, many of them did not know the origin of this team, and Su Keyi was one of them. After asking Ning Qi next to him, he found out that this was a landlord's armed force from Shandong, Ming Dynasty.
Ning Qi's explanation was not exhaustive, so Su Keyi didn't know the origin between this landlord armed force and Haihan. In fact, this team from Fushan County, Dengzhou, Shandong Province, can be regarded as a private armed force cultivated by Chen Yixin in Shandong Province to some extent. Of course, for convenience, this armed force is not directly under his personal name, but It was established in the name of his father-in-law, Ma Dongqiang.
The reason for such an arrangement is, on the one hand, to protect the many interests of the Ma family in Fushan County, and on the other hand, to pave the way for the children of the Ma family to enter Haihan's bureaucracy.
Of course, if he just joins the army, Chen Yixin can manage it in Shandong. However, the Ma family hopes that their children can have a better future, so after Chen Yixin started to move up and down, starting from last year, in the name of Fushan County Militia in Dengzhou, Shandong , sent several people to Sanya to learn military skills.
(End of chapter)